JPH0276100A - Remote supervisory equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly respond to the occurrence of the fault or the abnormality of facility equipment in a building located at a remote place by providing a service car for maintenance patrol, and a means to connect terminal supervisory equipment to a telephone set with a telephone line based on the detecting signal of a time zone detector. CONSTITUTION:The time zone detector 3 to detect the patrol time zone of a section including the building of the service car for maintenance patrol is provided, and the time zone detector 3 detects a time zone when the service car 12 for maintenance patrol performs the patrol of the section including the building 13, and inputs the detecting signal to the terminal supervisory equipment 1. When the fault or an abnormal state occurs in the facility equipment in the building 13 in the patrol section in the maintenance patrol time zone of the service car 12 for maintenance patrol, the information of the fault or the abnormality is transmitted from the terminal supervisory equipment 1 to a supervisory center 6 and the radio telephone set 7 for automobile of the service car 12 for maintenance patrol. In such a way, it is possible to quickly and appropriately respond to the fault or the abnormality even when it occurs in the facility equipment in the buildings being scattered at the remote places.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Field of Industrial Application> The present invention relates to a remote monitoring device, and particularly to a remote monitoring device that quickly takes measures to deal with failures and abnormalities in equipment in buildings scattered in remote locations.

<Prior art> For example, as proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-121551, there is a method in which the operating status of equipment including elevators installed in a building is centrally monitored at a management company's monitoring center. , has been widely adopted in recent years.

In this type of remote monitoring device, a terminal monitoring device and a communication IIL control device are provided in a building, and a monitoring center is provided in a management company. The terminal monitoring device monitors the operating state of equipment including elevators in a building, and when a failure or abnormality occurs in the equipment, the terminal monitoring device detects this failure or abnormality.

Then, the communication control device is activated to establish a connection between the terminal monitoring device and the monitoring center via a telephone line, and information on malfunctions or abnormalities in the equipment is transmitted to the monitoring center.

In this way, with this type of remote monitoring device, the monitoring center can centrally monitor equipment in a building based on information about failures or abnormalities in building equipment transmitted via telephone lines.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> In the conventional remote monitoring device described above, when a building equipment malfunctions or becomes abnormal, information about the malfunction or abnormality is transmitted to the monitoring center through a telephone line. So,
The monitoring center learns the status of the equipment and the location of the building based on the transmitted information, and a service engineer goes to the site to take corrective action such as repairing the equipment or replacing parts.

However, such countermeasures can only be carried out quickly if the building is located in a large city or its suburbs. If the building is located in a remote location, when the monitoring center receives information about equipment abnormalities or failures, it will contact the office in charge of the location of the building, and a service technician will come to the site from that office. It turns out.

In this case, necessary parts must be ordered from the monitoring center, and communication between the monitoring center and the business office is time-consuming, resulting in delays in taking corrective action.

The present invention was made in view of the current state of this type of remote monitoring device as described above, and its purpose is to quickly respond to failures or abnormalities in equipment in buildings located in remote locations. The object of the present invention is to provide a remote monitoring device that can perform treatment.

Means for Solving the Problems> To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a terminal monitoring device that monitors equipment installed in a building and detects the occurrence of failures and abnormalities, and a terminal monitoring device that monitors equipment installed in a building and detects the occurrence of failures and abnormalities. A communication control device is provided in the building, which connects the terminal monitoring device to a monitoring center via a telephone line when a failure or abnormality is detected, and transmits information on the failure or abnormality detected by the terminal monitoring device. A remote monitoring device that monitors the equipment based on the information, a service car for maintenance patrol equipped with a telephone and information processing means for displaying and processing information input to the telephone, and the terminal monitoring device. a time zone detection device that detects the time zone during which the maintenance patrol service car patrols the area including the building; It has a configuration including a line connection means for connecting to a telephone.

Effect> In the present invention, when a failure or abnormality occurs in equipment installed in a building, the terminal monitoring device immediately detects the occurrence of this failure or abnormality.

Then, the communication control device is activated, and the terminal monitoring device is connected to the monitoring center via a telephone line by means of automatic dialing, and information on failures or abnormalities in the equipment is transmitted to the monitoring center.

Particularly, in the present invention, a time zone detection device is provided for detecting the time zone when the maintenance patrol service car visits the area including the building, and when the time zone detecting device detects the patrol time zone,
A detection signal is generated and input to the terminal monitoring device.

In this state, the communication control device is activated, the terminal monitoring device is connected to the monitoring center via the telephone line by means of automatic dialing, and after information about the failure or abnormality is transmitted, the terminal monitoring device is connected to the monitoring center via the telephone line. Connected to the telephone of the service car for maintenance patrols.

In this way, the information on the failure or abnormality of the installed GRJ equipment from the terminal monitoring device is analyzed and processed by the information processing means installed in the service car for maintenance tours. Based on this information, the maintenance service car rushes to the site to repair equipment or replace parts.

<Example> Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail using the block diagram of FIG. 1 showing its configuration.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the embodiment, a building 13 is provided with an elevator device 14, an elevated water tank device 16, and an air conditioner 17 as equipment.

Furthermore, a terminal monitoring device l is installed in the building 13, and a control panel 15 of the elevator device 14, an elevated water tank device 16, and an air conditioner are connected to a signal line 23, a signal line 24, and a signal line 25, respectively.
and is connected to the terminal monitoring device 1.

In the building 13, this terminal monitoring device 1 is equipped with a communication control device 2,
A time zone detection device 3 and an automatic dialing device 4 are connected,
A communication control device 2 and an automatic dialing device 4 are connected to each other.

Furthermore, the communication control device 2 and the telephone station 5 can be connected to each other via a telephone line 18, and the telephone station 5 and a monitoring center 6 of a management company that maintains equipment can be connected to each other via a single telephone line. It is composed of

On the other hand, a service car 12 for maintenance patrol is provided, and this service car 12 for maintenance patrol includes an automobile wireless telephone 7.
A modem device 8 is connected to the car radio telephone 7, a personal computer 9 is connected to the modem device 8, and a display device 10 and a printer device 11 are connected to the personal computer 9. .

The propagation of radio waves 20 between the antenna 22 attached to the automobile radio telephone 7 and the automobile radio telephone antenna 21 provided at the telephone station 5 causes the maintenance patrol service car 12 and the telephone station to be connected to each other. A wireless telephone line is constructed between the two.

Here, the operating status signals of the respective equipment are input to the terminal monitoring device 1 from the control panel 15, the elevated water tank device 16, and the air conditioner 17, and when these equipment malfunctions or enters an abnormal operating state, The terminal monitoring device 1 outputs an information signal indicating an abnormality or failure of the equipment.

In addition, the time zone detection device 3 is connected to a service car 12 for maintenance patrol.
detects the time period during which it is patrolling the area including this building 13, and inputs a detection signal to the terminal monitoring device 1.

Further, the automatic dialing device 4 stores the telephone number of the destination, and in response to a signal from the terminal monitoring device 1, the automatic dialing device 4 performs a corresponding automatic dialing operation,
The communication control device 2 is configured to be activated by this automatic dialing operation.

When the communication control device 2 is activated, an information signal indicating a malfunction or abnormality in the equipment is sent from the terminal monitoring device 1 to the connected telephone line.

In an embodiment with such a configuration, the communication control device 2 and the automatic dialing device 4 constitute the line connection means, and the modem device 8, the personal computer 9, the display device 10, and the printer device 11 constitute the information processing means. .

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be explained.

The terminal monitoring device 1 includes a control panel 15 of the elevator device 14.
, operating status signals are input from the elevated water tank device 16 and the air conditioner 17, but if a failure or abnormal operation occurs in these equipment, the terminal monitoring device 1 will notify you of the failure or abnormality of the equipment. An information signal is output.

At the same time, a command signal is input from the terminal monitoring device 1 to the automatic dialing device. Based on this command signal, the automatic dialing device 4 selects the telephone number of the monitoring center 6 of the management company of the equipment in which the failure or abnormality has occurred, and performs an automatic dialing operation.

By the automatic dialing operation of this automatic dialing device 4,
The communication control device 2 is activated and connects the terminal monitoring device 1 to the monitoring center 6 via the telephone line 18, the telephone office 5, and the telephone line 19.

For this purpose, information on failures or abnormalities in equipment, such as accidents in which the elevator system 14 has become inoperable at an intermediate position between floors, is transmitted from the terminal monitoring device 1 to the monitoring center 6 via telephone lines 18 and 19. be done. In this way, information on the failure of the elevator system 14 is transmitted to the monitoring center 6, so that the monitoring center 6 can detect that an inoperable accident has occurred in the elevator system 14 of the building 13.

In this case, when the time zone detection device 3 detects that the maintenance patrol service car 12 is patrolling the area including the building 13, a detection signal is sent from the time zone detection device 3 to the terminal monitoring device 1. is input. Based on this detection signal, a service car call command signal is input from the terminal monitoring device 1 to the automatic dialing device 4.

When the service car call command signal is input to the automatic dialing device 4, the automatic dialing device 4 connects the terminal monitoring device 1 to the monitoring center 6 through one telephone line 18. by the automatic dialing means as described above. After transmitting the failure or abnormality information signal, one of the telephone lines 18. is opened, and the telephone number of the automobile radio telephone 7 is selected and automatically dialed.

For this reason, the telephone station 5 uses a wireless transmitter (not shown) to
A radio wave 20 is sent out from the car radio telephone antenna 21 to call the car radio telephone 7 of the service car 12 for maintenance patrol. This car radio telephone 7 is connected to a telephone station 5.
The telephone line is equipped with a communication control circuit that automatically closes the telephone line when the antenna 22 receives a calling signal from the telephone line.

Therefore, the telephone line 18 and the car radio telephone antenna 2
1 and the antenna 22, the terminal monitoring device 1 and the automobile radio telephone 7 are connected to each other.

Therefore, information about an accident in which the elevator device 14 became inoperable at a position between floors is transmitted from the terminal monitoring device 1 to the automobile wireless telephone 7 via the telephone line 18 and the wireless telephone line. .

The input signal of this automobile radio telephone 7 is transmitted to a modem device 8.
The input signal is converted into a signal for the personal computer 9, and the personal computer analyzes and processes the input signal, and information such as the failure status and the location of the building 13 is displayed on the display device 10 and printed on the printer device 11.

Therefore, the service technician riding in the maintenance patrol service car 12 uses the display device 10 and printer device 11 to inform that the NIL-Beta device 14 in the building 13 is inoperable at a position between floors. After confirming the location of the building 13, the operator rushes to the site and repairs the elevator equipment 14.

In this way, according to the embodiment, if a failure or abnormality occurs in equipment during maintenance patrol hours, the maintenance patrol service car 12 that is on patrol immediately rushes to the site, so that buildings scattered in remote areas can be repaired. Prompt and appropriate countermeasures will also be taken for equipment.

Outside the maintenance patrol hours of the maintenance patrol service car 12,
No detection signal is emitted from the time zone detection device 3, no service car call command signal is emitted from the terminal monitoring device 1,
Only command signals are input to the automatic dialing device 4.

In this case, the elevator equipment 14 of the building 13 can only be contacted via the telephone line 18, 19 to the monitoring center 6 as described above.
failure information is transmitted. Therefore, the monitoring center 6 analyzes the failure state of the elevator device 14 and contacts the office in charge of the location of the building 13.

In this embodiment, during the maintenance patrol hours of the maintenance patrol service car 12, if a failure or abnormal condition occurs in the equipment in the building 13 within the maintenance patrol area, the monitoring center 6 and the maintenance patrol service Failure or abnormality information is transmitted from the terminal monitoring device 1 to the automobile radio telephone 7 of the car 12.

The malfunction or abnormality information transmitted to the car radio telephone 7 is analyzed by the personal computer.
The details of the failure or abnormality of the equipment are displayed and recorded on the display device 10 and the printer device 11. Therefore, the maintenance patrol service car 12 rushes to the building 13 where the equipment is out of order or in an abnormal state, so that prompt and appropriate measures can be taken even for buildings scattered in remote locations.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, even if a failure or abnormality occurs in equipment in buildings scattered in remote areas, it is possible to quickly and appropriately deal with it, and it is possible to efficiently deal with it. Remote monitoring operations are performed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block explanatory diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. 1...Terminal monitoring device, 2...Communication control device, 3...Time zone detection device, 4......
Automatic dialing device, 6... Monitoring center, 7...
...Car radio telephone, 9...Personal computer, 10...Display device, 11...
... Printer device, 13 ... Building, 14.
... Elevator equipment, 15 ... Control panel,
16...Elevated water tank device, 17...Air conditioner. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] A terminal monitoring device that monitors equipment installed in a building and detects the occurrence of failures and abnormalities, and when this terminal monitoring device detects the failures and abnormalities, connects the terminal monitoring device to a monitoring center via a telephone line. , a communication control device that transmits information on failures and abnormalities detected by the terminal monitoring device, and a remote monitoring device that is installed in the building and that monitors the equipment based on the information at the monitoring center, a maintenance patrol service car equipped with an information processing procedure for displaying and processing information input to a telephone; and a maintenance patrol service car connected to the terminal monitoring device, and configured to monitor the patrol time period of the maintenance patrol service car in an area including the building. A remote monitoring device comprising: a time zone detecting device for detecting a time zone; and a line connecting means for connecting the terminal monitoring device to the telephone set via a telephone line based on a detection signal from the time zone detecting device.